The dog was rescued in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, on Nov. 19 after a neighbor notified police that it had chewed off his foot, said Noah’s Arks Rescue, who has been taking care of the 6-year-old Great Dane named Luke since his rescue from his owners.

“Poor Luke has got to be one of the saddest cases we have had in a long time,” Noah’s Ark Rescue said on Dec. 2. “All of the pups we save are sad and desperate but his reaches down into your Soul.

“Luke was so distraught and scared that I decided we needed to go ahead and get him out of the Hospital for a couple of days to get him settled down. The good news is within a couple of hours of being with us at the Rehab Center, he began to relax and was no longer fearful.”

At the time of a Nov. 26 update post, Noah’s Arks Rescue said Luke weighed only 70 pounds when he should weigh close to 140.

Overall, Luke’s issues are believed to be from his starvation; an intestinal biopsy did not show any cancer.

For more information on Luke and/or to make a donation to Noah’s Arks, visit here.